Posted by PaulB on September 26, 2001, at 15:46:30
In reply to overmedicated, posted by gracey on September 25, 2001, at 10:59:13
I am sorry to hear about your experience and hope your child is feeling better. It is a serious issue you raise I thought and also I thought you got some interesting replies. I feel I can relate to the problem of side-effects caused by one drug, creating further problems. In my case I was prescribed an antidepressant and for a short while made me not feel very well at all.
The doctors that I have seen have never over-prescribed me, that is to say, never taken the issue of drug prescribing lightly. I have been on relatively few drugs and sometimes in the past I wish I was given this, that or the other for depression and anxiety problems but now think overwise sometimes. I dont know?
Elizabeth wrote 'The importance of making an informed decision cannot be stressed enough' I agree and thats why I believe it so important to have a good rapport with your doctor to know that if a member of your family was not well you could honestly trust he/she to help them to the best of their capability.I keep thinking this kind of topic is excellent for psycho-social babble but your post concerns medication. I guess the two boards can easily overlap.
There are a lot of drugs available these days for different mental health problems. This, I think is problematic in terms of whether it is a good or bad thing. What draws me back again and again to psycho-babble is that it reminds me that each one of us is different, regardless of the diagnosis we have been given and there are people who can offer advice on what has really helped them and may well be a good option for somebody else.
I think there are many factors that can be taken into consideration before taking a medication though to assess whether it is really a good choice.
PaulB
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